Taiwan eyes further U.S. arms purchases with new anti-ship missile
Taiwan plans to buy land-based Boeing-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles as part of its military modernisation efforts, its defence ministry said on Thursday, the latest purchase...
Iran’s lawmakers elect former Guards commanders as speaker: TV
Iranian lawmakers elected former Revolutionary Guards air force commander Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Thursday as the speaker of the hardliner-dominated parliament for one year, state...
Pandemic worsens pain of periods for women across the world: NGO
Millions of women worldwide are facing shortages of sanitary products, price hikes, and worsened stigma while managing periods during the coronavirus pandemic, a charity warned...
Spain says Nissan has decided to close its Barcelona plant
Japan’s Nissan Motor Co has decided to close its factory in Barcelona, resulting in the loss of about 3,000 jobs as part of a new...
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou drawn closer to extradition
Huawei Technologies Co’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid extradition to...
Britain’s easyJet to axe up to 30% of staff
British low cost airline easyJet said it planned to cut up to 30% of its staff, or 4,500 jobs, and shrink its fleet, to fit...
GSK to produce 1 bln doses of coronavirus vaccine booster in 2021
GlaxoSmithKline Plc will expand production of vaccine efficacy boosters, or adjuvants, to produce 1 billion doses in 2021 for use in shots for COVID-19, the...
Alibaba extends its reach in China as coronavirus outbreak opens doors
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China’s biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and...
‘Stop killing black people’: George Floyd’s death sparks protests in Minneapolis, Memphis and Los Angeles – USA TODAY
‘Stop killing black people’: George Floyd’s death sparks protests in Minneapolis, Memphis and Los Angeles USA TODAY University of Minnesota to limit ties with Minneapolis police...
CordenPharma extends deal with Moderna to supply lipids for COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical company CordenPharma has extended its agreement with Moderna Inc to supply large volumes of lipids used to produce Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate....